The British kingdom is in turmoil:
Boris Johnson will leave office and will soon be separated from the official residence of the British Prime Minister - Downing 10. But one tenant is not at the mercy of the legislature, and he will in any case remain living at an address that every British politician stares at.
His name is Larry, he is 15 years old and has been living in Downing 10 since 2011, and he is a cat.
Larry also has the title of "Cabinet Chief Mouse Chaser."
Larry's first success came after about two months, in a role when he first hunted a mouse in the service of the kingdom.
Larry, appointed by former Prime Minister David Cameron, was not the first cat in the kingdom's famous address.
In fact, historians say that since 1515 there has almost always been a cat in the prime minister's house, whose job it was to hunt the mice there.
The longest-serving cat was Wilberforce, who served in the position for about 13 years during the 19th century.
To remind them, Larry has been at the official residence for 11 years, so despite the political upheavals in the kingdom, one thing is for sure, the mice are chasing here to stay and for his role no one is challenging.
The cat Larry,
The "mouse chaser" also has an opinion on everything that happens in the kingdom.
With the help of a Twitter page, which is followed by more than half a million people, Larry tweets his views.
Following the recent political storm, Larry decided to put an end to the rumors: "It's time to make clear - like any Prime Minister Boris Johnson only a temporary resident, I'm here the permanent tenant - even when he goes I stay."
Impressions of success, photo: AP
Not an invention of the royal house
The use of a cat is not an invention of the royal family.
Throughout history humans have kept cats for hunting mice and pests.
New cities would bring them to them and ships would not set sail without them.
Many sailors have held a plethora of superstitions regarding these cats.
For example, if a cat approaches you on board it is a good sign, and if he approaches and then walks it indicates that you are having a bad day.
The sailors also used the cats to predict if a storm would come.
According to various behaviors, cats have been found to be more sensitive than humans to changes in atmospheric pressure that indicate the arrival of a storm.
In medieval monasteries, cats played a very important role - protecting the rare and precious books from pests.
An ninth-century Irish monk even decided to dedicate a song to his cat.
'Pangur Ban' (White Pangor): "Me and the Pangur Ban cats / We both have a profession / He enjoys hunting mice / I at night party words / To the crack in the wall aiming his gaze / Wildly sharp and cunning / When a mouse leaps from its burrow / How many have confirmed".
Not all monks got along that way with cats.
Another monk, from the 15th century, was surprised to find out one morning that the convent cat had peed on the book he had left open.
Instead of the text that the monk was supposed to write a cat and wrote, "Cursed is the cat who peed on this book and because of him all the other cats."
Damn the cat,
Although Larry does not pee on books, the islanders say that he would rather spend his time sleeping and watching the window than do his job, so he has more room to improve.
In the near future, apparently, new guests will come to the house of the famous cat.
Now, he must also improve his hospitality skills.
We wish Larry good luck.
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